WEBVTT THAT'S RIGHT.THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE OUTHAVING FUN AND DRINKING TODAY,SOME THAT SHOULDN'T BE.TODAY WE LEARNED ABOUT A BILLTHAT PASSED IN THE IOWA SENATE,THAT COULD HELP UNDERAGEDRINKERS MAKE BETTER CHOICES.>> EVERYBODY STARTS GOING TOPARTIES AND 18-YEAR-OLDS AREGETTING INTRODUCED TO ALCOHOL. TOMMIE: IT'S OUT THERE, UNDERAGEDRINKING.A RECENT BILL THAT PASSED 49 TO0 IN THE IOWA SENATE IS TRYINGTO HELP THOSE STUDENTS PUTSAFETY FIRST.SENATE FILE 415 WOULD GIVEIMMUNITY FOR UNDERAGE STUDENTSREPORTING ALCOHOL OVERDOSES.SENATOR BRAD ZAUN HELPEDINTRODUCE THE LEGISLATION TO THEIOWA SENAT>> GIVES THEM THE OPPORTUNITY TONOT BE PROSECUTED IN THE CASE OFEMERGENCY WHERE THEY WANT AFRIEND WHO IS HAVING A SEIZUREOR THROWING UP BECAUSE THEYDRINK TO MUCH ALCOHOL, AND ITHINK IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY TOSAVE A LIFE. WE ASKED LOCAL STUDENTS WHAT-- LIFE.CRATOMMIE: WE ASKED LOCAL STUDENTSWHAT THEY THINK OF IT.>> I THINK IT'S A REALLY GOODIDEA SAFETY WISE JUST BECAUSE I, THINK IF YOU DO HAVE A FRIENDOR SOMETHING WHO ISINCAPACITATED BY ALCOHOL BUT YOUDON'T WANT TO GET IN TROUBLETHERE'S A SAFE ROUTE FOR YOU TO, TELL SOME TYPE OF AUTHORITY. >> IT SEEMS LIKE IT WOULD ATFIRST BE A BAD THING BECAUSE ITWOULD ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO KEEPDRINKING UNDERAGE. TOMMIE: DRAKE UNIVERSITY ALREADYHAS A MEDICAL AMNESTY POLICYWHERE IF STUDENTS REPORT ALCOHOLABUSE, INSTEAD OF DISCIPLINARYACTION, THEY GET HELP.NOW THAT POLICY COULD BE TAKEN ASTEP FURTHER, BUT FOR REGENTUNIVERSITIES.AND THE IDEA FROM THE BILL CAMEFROM CONCERNED STUDENTS.>> IT'S REALLY ABOUT PROTECTINGTHOSE AROUND US AND THIS MEDICALAMNESTY IS JUST ONE PIECE OF ALARGER CONVERSATION WE'RE HAVINGON OUR CAMPUSES ABOUT ALCOHOL

Senator Brad Zaun, a Republican from Polk County, helped introduce the legislation to the Iowa senate.

"In the case of an emergency, where maybe one of their friends is having seizures or throwing up because they drank too much alcohol, it's an opportunity to save a life,” Zaun said.

"I think it's a really good idea safety wise just because I think if you do have a friend or something who is incapacitated by alcohol but you don't want to get in trouble, there's a safe route for you to tell some type of authority,” Berry said.

“It seems like it would at first be a bad thing because it would encourage people to keep drinking underage,” said Rebecca Eiland, a first-year transfer student.

Drake University already has a medical-amnesty policy where if students report alcohol abuse they get help instead of disciplinary action.

Now that policy could be taken a step further, but for regent universities.

And the idea for the bill, came from concerned students.

“It’s really about protecting those around us and this medical amnesty is just one piece of a larger conversation we're having on our campuses about alcohol consumption,” said Iowa State University Student Body President Cole Staudt.

Senator Zaun says he does want to make clear that it is against the law to drink under the age of 21, but with that said there is underage drinking going on and this bill would make sure students stay safe.